About a year ago I painted a landscape of Faster Donuts (click here for the old one) but I never really was thrilled with the painting. I didn't like the backlight because it didn't make the sign stand out. I got around to going back and giving the painting another coat, this time earlier in the day than the first time, and it was just what it needed, a bright, frontal blast of sunshine! I'm having more and more fun going back to previous landscape locations where the first attempt was a dud. It makes me realize how much I can really be rough and loose the first time around at a landscape, it doesn't need to start off perfect, just close enough and painted with a lot of dash and flavor. Plus I really like the more complex paint surface that happens when you work wet over dry. Here's the painting and a location shot from my camera phone. oil on canvas, 30 by 24
5 comments:
good work, in the beginning I thought that it was a photo, is amassing how close you get doing it in plain air.Congratulation for your fine work
beautiful painting!
Thanks Jesus! Thanks Vena! Painting from life is the most fun thing for me, as I've gotten better at mixing color, I find I can get an even more "real" feeling than I ever see in a photo. It's fun! and visually interesting to combine that "rightness" in the color with thick messy sloppy paint.
Perfect! i lke the colors, the subject, the composition and the atmosphere very much !
Hi Alex...
I always have loved your work. I'm looking forward to seeing you at the opening on Saturday!!
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